Cesium antimony iodide perovskite thin films by rapid …

Firstly, Sb 2 S 3 thin films were formed from a chemical bath containing freshly prepared SbCl 3 and Na 2 S 2 O 3.After that, cesium chloride layers were either drop-casted or spin-coated onto these Sb 2 S 3 thin films followed by iodization in iodine vapor. Fig. 1 depicts a schematic of the entire process. To prepare the chemical bath for …

Band offset engineering in antimony sulfide (Sb2S3

Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) is an appealing semiconductor as light absorber for solar cells due to its high absorption coefficient, appropriate band gap (∼1.7 eV) and abundance of constituent elements.

(PDF) Sb2S3 thin films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis of antimony …

In this study, antimony ethyl xanthate, a scarcely studied halogenide-free precursor, is proven to be suitable for the deposition of conformal phase pure crystalline Sb2S3 thin films via ...

Preferentially oriented large antimony trisulfide …

Antimony trisulfide (Sb 2 S 3) is a promising light-harvester for photovoltaic purposes. Here we report on the in situ grown monolayer …

Sb2S3 thin films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis of antimony …

In this study, antimony ethyl xanthate, a scarcely studied halogenide-free precursor, is proven to be suitable for the deposition of conformal phase pure crystalline Sb 2 S 3 thin films via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis in air by a two-step process. First, a solution of antimony ethyl xanthate with thiourea in a molar ratio of 1/3, or with ...

(PDF) Revealing the Reaction Mechanism of the Transition from Antimony

In this regard, we applied Sb2O3 as a new Sb source to replace the traditional antimony potassium tartrate to modulate the growth process of Sb2S3 film for the first time.

Revealing composition and structure dependent …

Antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) is a kind of emerging light-harvesting material with excellent stability and abundant elemental storage. ... In situ analysis of the crystallization process of Sb 2 S 3 ...

Band versus Polaron: Charge Transport in Antimony …

Antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) and selenide (Sb 2 Se 3) are emerging earth-abundant absorbers for photovoltaic applications. Solar cell performance depends strongly on charge-carrier transport properties, but these …

Concurrent investigation of antimony chalcogenide (Sb2Se3 and Sb2S3

Concurrent investigation of antimony chalcogenide (Sb 2 Se 3 and Sb 2 S 3)-based solar cells with a potential WS 2 electron transport layer. ... A comparative study on generation and recombination process of kesterite CZTS based thin film solar cells for different designs. Optik, 219 (2020), Article 165300. View PDF View article View in …

Vacuum assisted solution processing for highly efficient Sb2S3 …

While antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) is a promising photovoltaic absorber, solution-processed quality Sb2S3-based heterojunction systems for solar cells, particularly with an open-circuit voltage ...

Sb2S3 thin films: From first principles to in situ crystalline …

In this case, SbEX(antimony ethyl xanthate) in turn was obtained by a tedious process of mixing KEX(potassium ethyl xanthate) and 125 mM SbCl 3 in a specific ratio. Power conversion efficiency of 5.5% were achieved using spray pyrolyzed Sb 2 S 3 films in the solar cell with configuration ITO/TiO 2 /Sb 2 S 3 /P3HT/Au [7] in which Sb 2 S …

Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) thin films by pulse

Antimony Sulfide Sb 2 S 3 is an important V–VI semiconductor material widely investigated for its potential applications in optoelectronic devices, microwave …

Enhanced Antimony Sulfide Sb2S3 Nanobars Solar Cell …

In this paper, antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) nanobars were prepared via a facile poly[N-9 ′ -heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4 ′,7 ′ -di-2-thienyl-2 ′,1 ′,3 ′ -benzothiadiazole) (PCDTBT) organic polymer-assisted hydrothermal method. The impact of PCDTBT polymer concentration on the crystal structure, shape, optical, and electrical …

Spin-Coating Process of an Inorganic Sb2S3 Thin Film for

By optimizing the process conditions, uniform and high quality Sb2S3 thin films are successfully obtained by the spin coating process. To estimate the feasibility of the spin-coated Sb2S3 thin ...

Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Sb 2 S 3 structure is formed of infinite (Sb 4 S 6) n chains (ribbons) along the [001] direction. The single ribbon consists of two trigonal SbS 3 and two square SbS 5 pyramids forming a fundamental building block in Sb 2 S 3 crystal (Figure 1 A). In turn, ribbons are linked together and form zigzag sheets perpendicular to a (100) plane …

Process Flow-Sheet for Gold and Antimony Recovery from Stibnite

The ore was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and found to contain 66% stibnite i.e. antimony sulfide (Sb2S3). The process parameters for the extraction of antimony were optimized ...

Antimony

Techniques for the processing of antimony-bearing ores encompass a wide range of techniques from traditional hand sorting, which is dependent on plentiful and cheap labour, to technologically advanced, capital-intensive mineral processing. The main antimony products in international trade are stibnite and subordinate stibnite-berthierite …

Fabrication of Sb2S3 thin films by sputtering and post-annealing for

The semiconductor antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) is a potential absorber materials for the top sub-cell of Si-based tandem solar cells because of its appropriate band-gap, simple binary composition, nontoxic elements, and long-term stability.In this study, polycrystalline Sb 2 S 3 films were fabricated by post-annealing of radio frequency …

Sb2S3-templated synthesis of sulfur-doped Sb-N-C with …

Here, we report using a nanoarchitectured Sb2S3 template to synthesize high-density (10.32 wt%) antimony (Sb) single atoms on nitrogen- and sulfur-codoped carbon nanofibers (Sb-NSCF), which ...

Sb2S3 thin films: From first principles to in situ …

In this paper, antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) nanobars were prepared via a facile poly [N-9 ′ -heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5- (4 ′,7 ′ -di-2-thienyl-2 ′,1 ′,3 ′ … Expand. PDF. 67 …

Antimony and arsenic substance flow analysis in antimony

The distribution behavior of arsenic in the primary process of antimony smelting is clarified through the substance flow analysis of arsenic and the phase analysis of related products. 4.2.1 Mass balance calculation The mass balance of arsenic based on the qualified products containing 1 t antimony Ke WANG, et al/Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc ...

Preparation and characterization of Sb2S3 thin films

1. Introduction. Antimony chalcogenide semiconductor materials such as Sb 2 Se 3, Sb 2 S 3, Sb 2 (S x S 1-x) 3 have received much attention in the photovoltaic field due to their simple chemical composition, earth-abundant elements, appropriate bandgaps and high stability in recent years [[1], [2], [3], [4]].Among them, Sb 2 S 3 is a promising …

Band offset engineering in antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) …

Abstract. Antimony Sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) is intriguing wide bandgap photovoltaic (PV) material, having great potential for next generation PV devices. The record power …

[PDF] Vacuum assisted solution processing for highly efficient Sb2S3 …

In this paper, we employ a vacuum assisted solution process (VASP) for fabricating high efficiency Sb2S3 solar cells. Our study uncovers that the VASP approach is able to fabricate Sb2S3 absorber materials with high crystallinity and phase purity, both contribute to enhanced device performance. By constructing solar cells using TiO2 …

Exploring the potential of standalone and tandem solar cells with Sb2S3

Thin-film antimony chalcogenide binary compounds are potential candidates for efficient and low-cost photovoltaic absorbers. This study investigates the performance of Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 as ...

Effect of laser irradiation on RF-sputtered antimony sulfide …

In this sense, antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) is a semiconductor material that exhibits a large absorption coefficient in the visible light (10 5 cm −1), ... In situ analysis of the crystallization process of Sb2S3 thin films by Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction. Mater. Des., 121 (2017), pp. 1-10. View PDF View article View in Scopus Google ...

Heterojunction CdS/Sb2S3 solar cells using antimony …

1. Introduction. Antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) occurs in nature as the mineral stibnite with orthorhombic crystal structure: a = 1.1239 nm, b = 1.1313 nm, c = 0.38411 nm, and unit cell volume of 0.488 nm 3 consisting of four formula units [1].It has a melting point of 823 K (550 °C) and optical band gap E g of 1.88 eV [2].Various methods have been …

Combinatorial synthesis of tin antimony sulfide thin films …

Tin antimony sulfide (SnSb 2 S 4) has gained tremendous research attention due to its low cost, environment-friendly, and abundant photovoltaic material in recent years.However, the high resistivity and low carrier density have limited its scope of applications. In this work, thin film of tin antimony sulfide (TAS) was deposited …

(PDF) A simple method for the determination of the …

In this study, the effect of film thickness on the optical properties of antimony sulphide (Sb2S3) thin films grown on soda-lime glass substrate using the solution growth technique is reported.

Antimony Sulfide

Antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3, stibnite) is a semiconductor nanomaterial with orthorhombic crystal structure [1, 2].It has outstanding properties and potential applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices [75].One attractive property of Sb 2 S 3 is the crystal structure, which consists of double (Sb 4 S 6) n ribbon units linked through van der Waals forces in …